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Know Yourself In The New Year
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6 Hours, In-Person Mini-Retreat, Dedicated To Helping You Grow as A Person & Plan Your Year
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Starts: March 30th
"[The Knowing Yourself Deeply Mini-retreat] is the best gift I’ve given myself this year; time away to reflect, write and share with other women helps refresh my spirit."
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Hi, I’m shanti brien.
I'm a recovering attorney, a practicing storyteller, and a wannabe bartender.
It’s my greatest joy to help people tell their stories, see their lives in a new way, grow out of old patterns, and become the person they were meant to be.
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